Charles Henderson's Richard McBryde played safety as a freshman. After racking up 132 tackles with 32 for losses as a linebacker last year, he may be headed back to his old position on the college level.

McBryde (6-2, 210), a four-star prospect who is No. 8 on AL.com's A-List, visited Alabama on Monday, touring the campus and meeting head coach Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart. He said they asked him which position he thought he could play in college and, when he said outside linebacker or safety, Saban told him that while he hadn't seen McBryde play safety on film, "he said he thinks I can play it."

Auburn is also recruiting McBryde as a safety for the Star role in its 4-2-5 defense. Florida, another school that has been working hard on him, sees him as an outside linebacker.

McBryde said he has no preference. "It doesn't matter to me," he said. "I like to hit."

While he listed Auburn and Kentucky as favorites back in February, McBryde said he grew up an Alabama fan and "it meant a lot" when the Tide offered him last month. "I can play for the team I grew up being a fan of," he said.

He'd been to Tuscaloosa once before for a camp, but got to see more of the facilities this time, including one feature he found particularly impressive: "I saw all the first-round draft picks on the wall," he said.

McBryde said each team's depth chart will play a role in his decision, which he doesn't plan to make until at least this fall. He's not yet sure which spring game he'll attend on April 19, when both Alabama and Auburn take the field, and added that he's planning to take visits to LSU and Florida this summer.